Distributer for cotton-gin feeders



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J. L."WILLIAMS.' DISTRIBUTER FOR COTTON GIN FEEDERS.

No. 416,883. v I atented Deo. 10,1 889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT I. OFFICE.

JAMES LEON HARD WILLIAMS, .0]? PILOT POINT, TEXAS.

,DISTRIBUTER FOR COTTQN-GIN FEEDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,883, dated December10, 1889.

Application filed May 15, 1889- Serial No. 310,900. (No model.) i

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES LEONHARD WIL- LIAMS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pilot Point, in the county of Denton and State ofTexas, have invented a new and useful Distributer for Cotton-GinFeeders, of which the following is a specification. This inventionrelates to devicesfor distributing seed-cotton'to gin-feeders; and ithas for its object to provide a device of this class which shalldistribute the cotton evenly and regularly to the gin-feeders and whichmay be applied to supply two gin-feeders al-' ternately.

The invention consists in the improved construction of a casing andoperating mechanism for controlling and regulating the passage of thecotton to the feeders, as will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side View of my improvedcotton-distributer. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view ofthe same and of a portion of the elevator by means of which theseed-cotton is supplied to the distributor. Fig. 3 is a detail view ofone of the fans or knockers. Fig. 4 is a side view of the opposite sideof the machine.

The same letters refer to thesame parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

A designates a casing comprising an upper vertical portion B, from thelower end of whichapair of chutes O C diverge outwardly, as shown, theouter walls of said chutes being of an approximately segmental shape.Suitably mounted in the front and rear walls of the upper portion B ofthe casing, about centrally in the same, is a shaft D, upon which ismounted a valve E, the lower end of which will be in contact with theupper edge of the inner Wall of either of the chutes G when the upperedge of said valve is in contact with the opposite outer wall of theupper compartment B of the casing. j

F designates a belt elevator of ordinary construction, which is used forsupplying the seed-cotton to the upper compartment B of my improveddist-ributer. The shaft G; over which the upper ends ofthe belts of theelevator F run, extends through the front and rear Walls of the casingA, and is provided with a pulley H, connected by a belt or band I with aband-wheel J upon the rear end of a shaft K, which is journaled in avertically adjustable box L, having slots M to receive the screws orbolts N, by means of which the said box is mounted upon the rear wall ofthe casing. The band-wheel J is provided with a wristepin 0, working ina slot P in a lever Q, extending upwardly from the shaft D. It will beseen that by this mechanism an oscillating motion will be impartedto'the said shaft D and to the valve E mounted thereon, so that the saidvalve will be adjusted to con nect the upper end of the casingalternately with one or the other of the chutes C.

Mounted in the front and rear walls of the chutes 0, near the upper endsof the latter,

are the shafts R R, the front ends of which are provided with bandWheels or pulleys S S,

connected by means of acrossed belt T. One of the said shafts is alsoprovidedwith a sprocket-wheel U, connected by a chain V with asprocket-wheel W upon the front end of the shaft G, from which a rotarymotion will thus be imparted to the shafts R R. The latter are providedWithin the chutes C with rotary fans or knockers X X, which, by themechanism herein described, will be rotated in an outward direction,which is indicated by arrows in the drawings hereto annexed. Thematerial which comes in contact with the said fans or knockers will thusbe thrown in an outward direction against the outer curved walls of thechutes and be caused to be distributed evenly at the lower ends of thelatter.

In practice my improved distributer is to be attached to cotton-ginfeeders of ordinary construction, which form no part of my invention,and which have not been illustrated in the drawings hereto annexed. Theseedcotton may be supplied to the distributer by means of theendless-belt elevator F, a portion of which has been shown in thedrawings; but other means may be employed for feeding the distributerWithout departing from the spirit of my invention. When the beltelevator F is used, the machine may be driven from the shaft G; but whenit is dispensed with the initial power may be applied to the distributerat any desired point.

When the machine is in operation, the oscillating valve E will beoperated automatically to convey the seed-cotton filled into the machineinto the chutes O O alternately. At the same time the rotary fans orknockers at the upper ends of the said chutes will be continuallyoperated to distribute the cotton over the entire surfaces of thegin-feeders to which the device is connected.

My improved distributing device is eX- ceedingly simple in construction,and by its use all danger of the feed mechanism of the cotton-gins beingclogged with cotton will be avoided.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a distributer forcotton-gin feeders, the combination, with the casing having an uppervertical portion and chutes diverging from the lower end of the same, ofan os-' cillating valve mounted in the said upper portion, the rotaryfans or knockers mounted in the upper ends of said chutes, and mechanismfor simultaneously operating said fans or knockers and valve,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combinationvof the casing having the upper vertical compartmentand the chutes diverging from the lower end of the same and providedwith segmentally-curved outer walls, the oscillating valve arranged insaid upper compartment and adapted to connect the upper edge of theinnerwall of either of said chutes with the opposite outer wall of the uppercompartment, the rotary fans or knockers mountedin the upper ends ofsaid chutes, and mechanism for operating the said oscillating valve andthe fans or knock forth.

4a In a distributer for cotton-gin feeders, the combination of theherein-described casing having an upper compartment and chutes divergingfrom the lower end of the same, a,

shaft mounted in the upper compartment and having an oscillating valve,the rotary fans or knockers mounted in the upper ends of the chutes, anelevator arranged to supply the seed-cotton to the upper end of theupper compartment of the casing, and mechanism, substantially asdescribed, for simultaneously operating the oscillating valve-shaft andthe rotary fans or knockers, as and for the purpose herein set forth. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto-affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES LEONHARD \VILLIAMS.

\Vitnesses:

A. J. MILLER, J. W. BOWLING.

